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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 230 students majoring in health professions at RMUoHP, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Health Professions at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Regis U, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Of the 59 students majoring in health professions at UW, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Weber State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Of the 12 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Health Professions at Weber State University Report

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11,178
Utah 26,190
Montana 1,968
Idaho 3,965
Wyoming 961

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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